I am a rising junior in need of guidance!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So basically i want to know if I am on the right track for the schools I am interested in. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my stats!</p>

<p>Sex: Female
Race: African American
Intended Majors: Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science
Financial Aid: Yes
Geography: Maryland</p>

<p>GPA
Overall Unweighted: 3.92 Weighted: 4.22
School Type: Competitive Public School (Ranked in the 200s for the Country)
Rank: 25/556</p>

<p>STANDARDIZED TESTS:
SAT: Taking in October
PSAT: 173 (didn't try-confident I can get 2200+)</p>

<p>Advanced Placement:
World History AP: 4</p>

<p>Schedule consisted of mainly honors/ap courses: will have completed 10 by the end of senior year</p>

<p>Extracurricular
Society for Global Citizens Member (10th-ongoing)
Yearbook Staff Member (10th-ongoing)
SGA Council Member (10th-ongoing)
Key Club Member (9th-ongoing)
Interact Club Member (9th Grade)
Writing a book currently</p>

<p>Leadership
Co-captain of the Softball Team (10th Grade JV)
SGA Historian (10th-ongoing)
Class Delegate (9th Grade)</p>

<p>Athletics
JV Softball Team (9th, 10th)
JV Basketball (9th, 10th)
Chesapeake Freedom Fastpitch Softball Team (7th - ongoing)</p>

<p>Awards
Scholar Athlete Award (Recipient in 9th & 10th, for both Softball and Basketball)
Global Awareness Award (10th)
President’s Education Awards Program (8th)
2009 Eastern Shore Invitational Runner-Up (Maryland Softball Fastpitch Tournament with Chesapeake Freedom)
2008 14U SoftballFEST Tournament (1st place with Chesapeake Freedom)
Honor Roll Every time (9th-ongoing)</p>

<p>Volunteer
Various events with Key Club
Collected Books for less fortunate children with People to People
Help Organize a Cell Phone Drive for the Homeless
Help annual softball sessions to help younger children fundamentals (9th-ongoing)
Helped at my school’s annual Craft Bizarre (9th-ongoing)
Plan on volunteering at library, vet office, and hospital</p>

<p>Intended colleges:
Brown University
Cornell University
Yale University (What the heck, i will try)
Elon Univeristy
Vanderbilt University
Northwestern University
University of Maryland, College Park
East Carolina
Case Western</p>

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<p>anyone???</p>

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<p>Well you are definitely on track for top schools, but with no test scores, it is too early to tell. Your PSAT was extremely low, and although you think you can achieve a 2200, this is a lot easier said than done. Your URM status is obviously going to help you a lot, so let’s not pretend it doesnt matter. Keep working hard through junior year and you should have a good shot at top schools. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for your advice</p>

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<p>Go female URMs interested in science! Class of 2011 like myself :slight_smile: We actually have a lot of stats in common. (My thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/741629-chance-improvements-2011-urm.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/741629-chance-improvements-2011-urm.html&lt;/a&gt;)</p>

<p>I agree with curious. You have really nice EC’s and a good GPA so if the test scores match you’ll be golden.</p>

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<p>^lol. Thank you for the advice and we do have a lot in common.</p>

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<p>bumpbumpity</p>

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<p>You are definitely on track! Remember: junior year is the most important year, so don’t mess up your good stats :)</p>

<p>However, if your major is going to deal with biology, etc, then you should try involving yourself in activities that deal with these majors, as all I’ve seen are sports and helping other people out, mostly (which is good, nevertheless).</p>

<p>So, my advice for you is to look into a lot of biology/bioengineering/etc activities to do, and participate! You can possibly try going out for an internship or even a job, and during the summer you could enroll in an academy at one of these colleges dealing with your intended majors. If you don’t/can’t do that, then there are always community college courses to take that will not only boost your GPA, it will look good to colleges too. :slight_smile: Also, make sure to make friends with your teachers, as you’ll need them for letters of rec haha. Hope I helped, and best of luck! :)</p>

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<p>^thank you so much for that post. I will definitely try to find some biology focused extracurriculars. Currently at my school we have none available, so I am trying to start a science olympiad team.</p>

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<p>bumpbumpity</p>

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<p>anymore opinions?</p>